Union Pushes To Get Philadelphia Cab Drivers Insured
Drivers are targeted because few have health coverage.
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What Will Obamacare Really Cost? They Might Be First To Know
A number of insurance companies have agreed to give an actuarial firm early information about enrollment and member health in the plans sold on the online marketplaces.
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A Reader Asks: Can I Buy An Exchange Plan When My Policy Expires In May?
KHN's consumer columnist explains that people can pick an exchange plan if their individual health insurance policies expire after open enrollment ends. Still, it's smart to start shopping now.
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Marketing Mistakes Hurt Latino Enrollment In California
Research shows that certain sales strategies resonate with American Latinos, but California's insurance exchange didn't try any of them initially.
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Changes To Health Law Rules Include Extra Month To Enroll In 2015
Some consumers will also get more time to keep plans that don't meet all the law's requirements.
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Groups Make Final Push To Sign People Up For Obamacare
With less than four weeks to go before the deadline, ads and direct appeals take aim at young people, Latinos and others without insurance coverage.
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Health Law Provides No Guarantees Of Access To Midwives, Birthing Centers
The overhaul mandated maternity coverage, but some private insurance plans don't include services.
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A Reader Asks: How Do I Apply For Coverage For My Son In Another State?
KHN's consumer columnist explains that parents can get a child-only policy for a dependent living elsewhere while still getting coverage for themselves at home.
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Conn. Tries To Sell Its Obamacare Success To Other States
Selling Affordable Care Act insurance is going well in Connecticut, so the state is offering "Exchange In A Box" services to other states that are still stumbling.
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Tales Of Obamacare: From Elation To Frustration
Chicago-area consumers navigate the health law's new insurance exchanges.
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New ACA Insurance Causes Headaches In Some Doctors’ Offices
Employees in some Texas practices spend hours on hold trying to verify that patients have new insurance.
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Obama Administration Proposes 1.9% Cut In Medicare Advantage Payments
Insurers claim the cuts are deeper and are campaigning to stop them, saying they will hurt seniors.
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A Reader Asks: Can My Doctor Charge Me For ‘Chronic Disease Management’ In My Annual Physical?
KHN's consumer columnist says that even though many preventive care services are covered without cost to the patient, "evaluation and management services" can be billed separately.
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Insurance, Not Injuries, May Determine Who Goes To Trauma Centers
A new Stanford University study shows that patients with critical injuries are less likely to be transferred to trauma centers if they have insurance.
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Colorado’s Elusive Goal: A Complete, Useful Health Care Price List
Making health care prices available to the public is difficult and expensive, and Colorado and several other states are in jeopardy of losing funding for their efforts unless Congress intervenes.
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Some Plans Refuse To Cover Medical Costs Related To Suicide Despite Federal Rules
Under the health law and 2006 regulations, insurers can't deny medical coverage for an individual's injuries because they resulted from medical condition such as depression, even if it was not diagnosed before the injury.
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Tips For New Obamacare Coverage: Stay In Network, Avoid Out-Of-Pocket Costs
Consumers who obtain insurance through the health law's marketplaces will now have to figure out their plans' specifics.
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Libraries Serve As Health Insurance Info Hubs
In Philadelphia and across the country, librarians are digging into the details of the Affordable Care Act to help patrons sign up for health insurance.
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A Reader Asks: If I Am On COBRA, Do I Have To Buy A New Marketplace Plan?
KHN's consumer columnist says cheaper deals may be available on the state exchanges, but consumers don't have to ditch their COBRA policies.
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Report: Nearly 3.3 Million Americans Have Enrolled in Private Obamacare Plans
The number of young adults still lags, but the pace of signups has increased.